Cattle meat per animal in Ecuador
Ecuador: Cattle meat per animal was 224 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
224 kilograms per animal
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
76th
of 198 countries
All-time high
224 kilograms per animal
in 2024
All-time low
129 kilograms per animal
in 1990
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cattle meat per animal in Ecuador, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle meat per animal in Ecuador stood at 224 kilograms per animal. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle meat per animal in Ecuador peaked at 224 kilograms per animal in 2024 and was at its lowest, 129 kilograms per animal, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 76th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle meat per animal in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 155 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 150 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 155 kilograms per animal | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 155 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 155 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 158 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 159 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 159 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 159 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 140 kilograms per animal | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 130 kilograms per animal | -7.1% |
| 1972 | 156 kilograms per animal | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 160 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 165 kilograms per animal | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 170 kilograms per animal | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 161 kilograms per animal | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 159 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 170 kilograms per animal | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 168 kilograms per animal | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 167 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 167 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 167 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 167 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 164 kilograms per animal | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 165 kilograms per animal | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 164 kilograms per animal | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 164 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 176 kilograms per animal | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 170 kilograms per animal | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 129 kilograms per animal | -24.1% |
| 1991 | 148 kilograms per animal | +14.7% |
| 1992 | 146 kilograms per animal | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 162 kilograms per animal | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 165 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 190 kilograms per animal | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 184 kilograms per animal | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 185 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 170 kilograms per animal | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 170 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 198 kilograms per animal | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 194 kilograms per animal | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 182 kilograms per animal | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 178 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 168 kilograms per animal | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 184 kilograms per animal | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 147 kilograms per animal | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 138 kilograms per animal | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 144 kilograms per animal | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 148 kilograms per animal | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 153 kilograms per animal | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 148 kilograms per animal | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 162 kilograms per animal | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 149 kilograms per animal | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 155 kilograms per animal | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 187 kilograms per animal | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 206 kilograms per animal | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 207 kilograms per animal | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 211 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 215 kilograms per animal | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 183 kilograms per animal | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 203 kilograms per animal | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 217 kilograms per animal | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 224 kilograms per animal | +3.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 224 kilograms per animal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 200 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 224 kilograms per animal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 204.5 kilograms per animal, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.11 kilograms per animal | 150 kilograms per animal | 159 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 157.9 kilograms per animal | 130 kilograms per animal | 170 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 167.1 kilograms per animal | 164 kilograms per animal | 176 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 164.9 kilograms per animal | 129 kilograms per animal | 190 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.3 kilograms per animal | 138 kilograms per animal | 198 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.6 kilograms per animal | 148 kilograms per animal | 211 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.4 kilograms per animal | 183 kilograms per animal | 224 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More agriculture & rural data for Ecuador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4287 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle meat per animal in Ecuador?
- Cattle meat per animal in Ecuador was 224 kilograms per animal in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cattle meat per animal recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 224 kilograms per animal in 2024.
- What is the lowest cattle meat per animal recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 129 kilograms per animal in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for cattle meat per animal?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle meat per animal rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cattle meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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